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Methuen High picked up the first boys lacrosse varsity win in program history, drilling Lowell Catholic, 9-3. T.J. Gannon, Sean Nickerson and Evan O'Leary all had two goals apiece in the win.

Methuen High picked up the first boys lacrosse varsity win in program history, drilling Lowell Catholic, 9-3. T.J. Gannon, Sean Nickerson and Evan O'Leary all had two goals apiece in the win.

A Shane Surette single in the bottom of the seventh inning was the difference, as Whittier beat Lowell Catholic 6-5 to open the season. Surette's base knock plated Andrew Wells, who also got the win on the mound after seven innings of work.

Fresh off her 27-point effort Samnell Vonleh dominated Lowell Catholic with 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in just three quarters of action of the Whittier Tech 53-39 win.

Whittier came within a victory in the heavyweight class of sweeping its tri-meet, dropping a 42-36 verdict to Minuteman and beating Lowell Catholic, 36-6. Travis Yell had two dominating first-period pins while junior Josh Zaino continued his season of strong improvement with a pair of pins, winning in four of his last five matches.

Possibly looking forward to a big matchup with Chelmsford tonight, Andover got Lowell Catholic's best as the second-year program battled the Warriors hard before falling in three games. D.J. Begos was a perfect 17 for 17 in serving with 8 blocks and 9 digs for Andover.

Joe Kuykendall led Andover in assists (22), service points (17) and aces (7) and tied Will Gold for a team-high 11 kills as Andover rolled past Lowell Catholic 25-10, 25-20, 25-15.

North Reading continued its late-season surge on the ice with a 4-1 win over Lowell Catholic to qualify for the state tournament with a 10-7 record. Eric Sokoloski scored twice and Cam Knight had a goal and two assists for the Hornets, who are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and unbeaten in their last five. 

 Four Merrimack College football players were named to the Football Gazette’s Super Region 1 team, led by Shawn Loiseau, who was a first-team honoree. second team selections included David Bellmont and Tony Johnson, while Greg Abelli was a third-team honoree. Loiseau, the defensive Player of the Year, was the only first-team selection from the Northeast-10 Conference, while Merrimack led all Northeast-10 schools with four selections.

Casey Sweeney, who played Junior hockey last year, had two goals and two assists as Haverhill's hockey team (1-1) whipped Lowell Catholic 6-1 in the first round of the Dracut Holiday Tournament. Skating on the same line, Jeff Roberts (1-1) and Tom Maguire (1-1) also scored and Jeremy Noone also had a pair of goals.